Monthly Archives: October 2004

“Oh, no, we’re not going to have any casualties.”

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Robertson, an ardent Bush supporter, told CNN in an interview Tuesday night that he urged the president to prepare the American people for the prospect of casualties before launching the war in March 2003. Robertson said Bush told him, ” … Continue reading →

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Bush Receives Endorsement From Iran

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s top security decision-making body. “We haven’t seen anything good from Democrats,” Rowhani told state-run television in remarks that, for the first … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers request CIA’s 9/11 report

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Congressional officials said mounting frustration with the agency prompted the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), and the ranking Democrat, Jane Harman of California, to send a letter to the CIA two weeks ago directing the … Continue reading →

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Bush Relatives for Kerry

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Bush Relatives for Kerry. Is this real? Ouch that’s gotta hurt!

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Stewart’s re-mastered narrative

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

When you come down to it, Jon Stewart’s segment on Crossfire was actually sort of lame. He told the hosts that they’re playing into the hands of the politicians and corporations, but he didn’t tell them how. He called them … Continue reading →

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Are you afraid to blog?

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Corporate Fear. Fear of being different. Fear of telling your boss your ideas. Fear of speaking up in meetings. Fear of going up to someone you don’t know and introducing yourself. Fear of doing something that might destroy your career. … Continue reading →

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“make content that is worth pointing to”

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

Sure, you want your readers to read your stuff, and you want your site to be well visited. But if that’s your main goal, you’re missing the – er – point. Editors should not be worried about whether their content … Continue reading →

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Sinclair blinks: Advertiser pullouts, boycotts, shareholder action and one hell of a blogger buzz contribute

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Karl

The new at Sinclair Advertiser Boycott and at Media Matters looks promising. Instead of showing the original, uncut, anti-Kerry Bush advertisement, they still plan on showing portions of it in a new “documentary”. You can’t blame me for being skeptical. … Continue reading →

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GOP meddling with Philadelphia polling locations

Posted on October 19, 2004 by Karl

Philadelphia Daily News: Republican operatives working to re-elect President Bush submitted last-minute requests in Philadelphia on Friday to relocate 63 polling places.

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I’m a Proud member of the reality-based community. Are you?

Posted on October 18, 2004 by Karl

If so, according to the Bush team, you’re in the minority, and you don’t count. … Mark McKinnon, a longtime senior media adviser to Bush, who now runs his own consulting firm and helps the president. He started by challenging … Continue reading →

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